The Writings of Norman Maclean

“Tim Schilling’s fine collection of essays about Norman Maclean’s small but extraordinary oeuvre, along with the new biography by Rebecca McCarthy, initiates a robust new season of Maclean studies. Schilling’s readings, close and sympathetic, will lead new readers to this remarkable figure in recent American literary history. As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Schilling’s book reminds us why Maclean, author of two books, holds an honorable place in late 20th-century American literature.”
—O. Alan Weltzien, editor, The Norman Maclean Reader

“You will want to be sure to grab this book and dive into all it offers.  You will ford its current and find yourself refreshed, again and again and again.  You will ache with the ancient awareness that crafting life is a sacred task and you will be given to know that everything belongs; the damned mess and the artistry as well.  You will see the shadow of Norman Maclean all along the canyon walls in the half light of a life.  A life trying to honor those loved ones who are and had been; a life determined to find meaning despite tragedy.  A life that left its echo on the earth, but across the page as well.”
—N. Thomas Johnson-Medland, author, poet, and word hive president of the board

“The Writings of Norman Maclean offers a current and complete critical coverage of Maclean. Schilling’s research is impeccable, his insights dazzling, and with this book, he enriches our understanding of all of Maclean’s work. This is a first-rate literary study.”
—Henry Hughes, professor of English, Western Oregon University, author of Bunch of Animals: Poems

“Timothy Schilling does justice to Norman Maclean as a complex figure, providing impressively sustained readings of Maclean as a writer and as a human searching for meaning and truth. Schilling takes readers on a journey of discovery through Maclean's literary and philosophical contributions.”
—Christopher Schaberg, author of Fly-Fishing, and director of public scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis